The semi-weekly fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1887-09-09
Farm and Garden Notes.


Use every endeavor to induce the birds
to build near the house and barn, as they
are the best insect eXterminators
ButtermiIk thickened with wheat
middlings and ground oats, with plenty
of grass, is the best food for growing
pigs.
Let no weeds grow for greens, but
grow mustard and kale, and keep the
garden clean.
Cabbages delight in frequent cultiva-
ton, and cannot be worked too often.
If necessary, the hoe should be used close
to plants.
When poultry are confined to con-
stricted runs don't neglect to supply
them literally with pounded oyster and
clam shells.
a dairyman advises against the common
practice of selling the calves and relying
upon buying fresh COWS as very risky,
and often causing loss.
> Sheep droppings are highly concen-
trated, and should be carefully saved,
the best mode of so doing being to mix
them with the compost heap.
1t is true that it is better not to pick
the small fruit than to mix the berries.
Quantity does not pay as well as quality,
If the commission merchant is faithful.
Beets, carrots, parsnips and turnips
are not only acceptable for feeding pur-
poses of themselves, but they also promote
digestion and keep stock in good condi-
ton.
When young tree runs up in height
with but few strong branches and
slender trunk the top should be trimmed
off few inches, especially of the main
shoots.
1t is best not to allow tree so to over
load itself with fruit as to compel the use
of props to the limbs. The fruit should
be thinned out, leaving only the
choicest.
The Hus5andman says that the farmer
who picks out his latest and best sheep
and lambs to sell will find, after time,
his flock so far run down that nobody will
care to buy.
Yonng turkeys over ten weeks old are
usually past danger. They will be
but after that time they will be harder
than chicks.
Boiled milk is recommended as a sure
cure for loOseness in colts, calves, or hui
man beings, or as a check for chicken
fed with spoon.
By feeding the oats unthreshed, we
save the labor of threshing, and also get
the straw and grain together in the
stomach, getting better digestion Of
both than when they are fed separate.
In turning weeds under the work will
be thrown away unless they be complete
ly covered, as covering the roots only
and leaving the tops out of the ground
will permit them to continue growing.
Open sheds in the barn yard are ser
Vlceable in providing shade in the sum-
mer and in affording protection from
driving storms in winter. Every barn
yard should have an opening shed, if
convenient
1t costs very little to plant trees along
the road, and when they shall reach
fair size they will add something to the
value of the farm. Attractiveness is Of
ten as much value as fertility when dis
posing of farm.
The earliest Lima beans, which are usu-
ally found near the lower parts of the
vines, should not be picked until enough
have been allowed to dry for seed, as
next season they will produce earlier
than the higher grown seed.
Where sheep are troubled with flies
and maggots they rapidly lose flesh, as
they get but little rest and have no appe-
utes. Damp pastures are also injurious,
often causing foot rot. The sheep should
always be sheltered at night.